Conservation park for endangered animal could open south of Tucson
People often move to Sahuarita from the big city in search of quiet living and wide open spaces. The same goes for giraffes and rhinos. Hundreds of exotic animals could one day roam through giant enclosures at a conservation safari park the Phoenix Zoo hopes to build at the eastern edge of the booming town about 20...
Circle K manager sued after buying $12.8 million winning lottery ticket left behind by...
A Scottsdale, Arizona, convenience store manager is at the center of one of the most legally bizarre lottery disputes in Arizona history — accused of clocking out, changing clothes and purchasing a $12.8 million winning ticket
Man left dead after nighttime single-vehicle crash in Peoria
PHOENIX — A man is dead after crashing into a streetlight pole in Peoria on Sunday night, according to authorities. The Peoria Police Department said officers responded around 11 p.m. to the area of 91st Avenue and Hatcher Road for reports of a single-vehicle collision. They found a 2015...
Security guard shot at Arizona Love’s during dispute with truck driver over parking, police...
Police say that a security guard was shot during a dispute over parking at a truck stop in Tolleson, Arizona, last night. The Tolleson Police Department responded to a Love’s location off I-10 in Tolleson at around 11 p.m. on February 23. When officers arrived on scene, they found a security guard who had been […] ...
Tasty tacos, wings available for happy hour at downtown Phoenix restaurant
Carcara, located inside the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Phoenix, offers a range of snacks and drinks for less than $15! Ian Schwartz highlights some favorites.
50 to 60 firefighters battle apartment fire in Phoenix
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department said 50 to 60 firefighters were called to battle an apartment fire near 35th Avenue and Indian School Road early Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, when crews arrived, they found flames and smoke coming from the third floor of the building. Authorities...
An Arizona cemetery now requires mourners to leave before burial. A rabbi plans to...
At Jewish funerals, the final act is often the simplest: The casket is lowered into the earth, mourners take turns with a shovel, and the grave slowly fills. It is a moment many rabbis describe as the essence of burial — the point at which ritual, grief and physical reality meet. At a cemetery in...
Ex-Phoenix Mercury forward died in a car accident
Kara Braxton, a former WNBA All-Star who played 10 years in the league, including two with the Phoenix Mercury, died in a car accident in Cobb County, Georgia, on Feb. 21, USA Today Sports confirmed. Cobb County Police confirmed in a statement that Braxton died in a single-car crash outside of Atlanta around 5:13...
Records: Suspect told Avondale police taking 2-year-old girl was a ‘mistake’
PHOENIX — The woman accused of taking a 2-year-old girl from an Avondale home and triggering an Amber Alert notification denied being a "serial kidnapper" to police, public records show. Marina Noriega, 23, was taken into custody Sunday morning after police spotted her at a QuikTrip in Phoenix with...
The Mystery of the Phoenix Tunnel
Have you ever wondered why there's a chain link fence next to the entrance of the Phoenix tunnel on I-10? Here's what it was SUPPOSED to be, and what happened next.
